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A podcast to the chilling realm of Japanese horror and scary stories. My name is Jumpei, and I will invite you to the mysterious world of Kaidan, exploring spine-tingling experiences that have haunted Japan... --- *Kaidan is a type of scary story that has been popular entertainment in Japan for centuries. You might imagine some kind of traditional ghost stories, Yokai and monster folklore, or maybe any temple-shrine-related thing. But Kaidan also consists of some supernatural tales, urban le ...
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The Kaidan Network

The Kaidan Network

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The Kaidan Network is a collection of podcasts created by an eager and talented group of people from the Tokusatsu fan community. Listen to an array of opinions on topics from Tokusatsu to life each week, as they laughter is sure to follow.
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Each week we feature a new small content creator and tell their story. Stay for the laughs, memes, and the journey of content creators trying to make content in a time of saturation.
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"There was a slide, and one woman was standing behind it." But wait. Does she look familiar to somebody? Somebody from... one of the Japanese urban legends? Today's story is about a mysterious Kaidan story that connects an urban legend and reality, originally told by Yurian Retriever. --- Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/woman-be…
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He probably wanted to see her dance...But wait, did he really mean that? Today's story is about a frightening and strange experience encountered by a girl who tried some psychic test, originally from Nobuhiko Otani. --- Official Website: ⁠https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/psychic-test/ Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In…
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An eerie entrance in the mountains leads to a haunted village where evil spirits lurk. If you wander into there, there is no guarantee that you will return safely… Today, I will introduce Sugisawa Village, an abandoned village that’s not on the map but possibly exits deep inside the mountains in Japan. --- Official Website: ⁠https://japan-makes-me-…
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"And her laughter was exactly the same as..." Who was the woman coming to save me that day? Today's story is about a deeply sad but mysterious event experienced by a woman, originally told by Ryokichi Iyama. --- Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/loop/ Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…
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A jealous woman falls into a demon state trapped by hatred... Join me in unravelling the legend of Hashihime associated with old bridges. --- Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/hashihime/ Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/japan_makes_me_scared/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Japon,…
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“Excuse me. Do you know how I can get to this place?” Is it just a coincidence that she wants to go to that place? The story should be just something that I came up with at the drinking party… Today's story is about a scary experience associated with a made-up story, originally told by Shigeki Nakanishi. --- Official Website: ⁠⁠https://japan-makes-…
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A seemingly innocent work often created by a child, but only there could be dark mysteries hiding behind it... Today, I will introduce Teru Teru Bozu, a doll with which people pray for good weather in Japan. --- Official Website: ⁠https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/teru-teru-bozu/ Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠…
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If you happen to find the village, never set foot in it. Otherwise, you might be harmed by the villagers in their madness… Today, I will introduce Inunaki Village, a hidden village that may be located somewhere in the Inunaki area of Fukuoka prefecture. --- Official Website: ⁠https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/inunaki-village/⁠ Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https…
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Do not approach that tunnel for fun without respect. You may be struck by an unexpected experience of horror… Today, I will introduce Inunaki Tunnel, one of the most scary tunnels in Japan. --- Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/inunaki-tunnel/ Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagra…
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A coin placed on a piece of paper, and fingers that move on their own. Don’t quit halfway, though. Otherwise, the thing that you’ve summoned will take you away… Today, I will introduce Kokkuri-san, a Japanese board game to possibly call out evil spirits. --- Official Website: ⁠⁠https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/kokkuri-san/ Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://di…
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Is the doll possessed? Did the spirit of the original owner take over? Today, I will introduce Okiku Doll, the possibly haunted Japanese doll whose hair keeps growing. --- Official Website: ⁠https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/okiku-doll/ Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/japan_makes_me_scared/⁠⁠⁠…
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"Where are you going, Ma'am?" She replied to him with some address, but her destination was completely in the middle of the mountains. It's strange to be in the mountains at this time of night. Today's story features a scary story of a taxi driver, originally told by Chihara Junior. --- Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/taxi-at-mi…
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You are on your own at first, but you would feel something coming after you unknowingly at some point. This game should never be done alone lightly, otherwise… Today, I will introduce Hitori Kakurenbo, a Japanese hide-and-seek that you play alone. --- Official Website: ⁠⁠https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/hitori-kakurenbo/⁠ Discord: ⁠⁠https://discor…
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"Yuki-chan, Yuki-chan". Who is this? Is she actually calling me? Today's story features an iconic scary story of many Kaidan lovers' favourites, from Junji Inagawa. --- Official Website: ⁠https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/yuki-chan/ Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/japan_makes_me_scared/⁠ Japon, fais-mo…
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If you see a suspicious woman dressed in white at a shrine late at night, never approach her. Once she realises you’ve seen her, she might come after you to kill… Today, I will introduce the scary experience Ushi no Toki Mairi, a Japanese ritual to perform a curse on someone. --- Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/ushi-no-toki-mair…
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"Am I pretty?" When asked by a seemingly beautiful woman on a night street, that could be the beginning of the terrifying encounter... Today, I will introduce Kuchisake-Onna, which has terrorised all over Japan with its urban legend story. ---Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/kuchisake-onna/Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7In…
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"Open up. Open it quickly.""No, don't ever go.""Please don't gooooo!"What happened on the way back home from the double date? Today, I will share a horror story featuring this scary experience. ---Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/double-date/Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/japan_makes_me…
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It was fun to play the game, but I could feel there was something off about the melody and lyrics of the song.Today, I will explore the secret and dark truths & urban legends about Kagome Kagome, a famous Japanese children's game. ---Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/kagome-kagome/Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7Instagram: h…
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‘Did someone come in…?’When she entered the toilet earlier, the doors of all the private stalls should have been open. But now, the door of the third toilet at the far end was closed.‘Is that Hanako-san in there…?’Today, I will share an urban legend of Hanako-san that has terrorised children all over Japan away from school toilets. ---Official Webs…
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"The next stop is... MINCED MEAT"She begged in her mind, “Wake up, wake up, wake uuuuup!!!!!!”Today's story is one of the most terrifying urban legends related to the nightmare.Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/monkey-dream/Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7Japon, fais-moi peur (My wife's French podcast): https://open.spotify.…
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"Did you see any suspicious people or behaviour yesterday?"Well, I've got an idea of who it was, but I don't want to testify to the police and be held up for hours. It should be fine if I just say nothing and leave it to the police—or is it not? Today, I will introduce one of the most terrifying Hitokowa (human horror) urban legends. Official Websi…
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"So I'm sure, when that Jizo's face is finished...I think it will be..." Behind the tree in the mountain, there were many Jizo statues lined up. Ones on the left side, their faces were carved. But the other ones on the right side didn't have faces carved at all. But wait, is it the same number of faces done since the last time? Today, I'm gonna sha…
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"That's weird. I didn't see any sign of people around here just a few minutes ago."I was feeling something suspicious about the family. I casually looked at the father's back. Then I realised why I'd been feeling strange all along... Today, I will share one of the Kaidan masterpieces from Toshiyuki Tanaka. Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-s…
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"I looked it up, but there was no Kisaragi Station in the search..." Today, we will dive into one of the classic Japanese urban legends, Kisaragi Station, that was posted on 2chan. ---Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/kisaragi-station/Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7Japon, fais-moi peur (My wife's French podcast): https://op…
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"That woman must be just a pervert?" But is she really? Today, I will introduce a spooky experience in a love hotel shared by Issei Kunisawa. ---Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/red-in-a-love-hotel/Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7Japon, fais-moi peur (My wife's French podcast): https://open.spotify.com/show/7kJV1YW5AAiptB1J…
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"From a distance, it looked like a white object about the size of a person, wiggling and twisting."Do not try to get a good look at it. It could be something you shouldn't see... Today, we will explore the mysteries of the classic Japanese urban legend "Kunekune", which was posted on 2chan. ---Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/kun…
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"I'm glad I worked so hard to come to the Goukon because I met such a nice guy!" But wait, is it really the first time we've met? Today, we will discover one of the best Hitokowa Kaidan from Shuhei Shimada. ---Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/a-guy-from-goukon/Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7Japon, fais-moi peur (My wife's …
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You guys go to the mountains and feel liberated, don't you? That's because you're about to cross a kind of borderline—the borderline between the human side and the other. Today, we will dive into the mysterious creepypasta of "Agaribito", which was posted on 2chan. ---Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/agaribito/Discord: https://di…
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"Do you want some coffee?"There were several canned coffees on the table, but they all looked the same from the same brand. That was a bit strange... Today's story is from Miki Daiun who experienced this combination of true crime and Hitokowa (human-based horror). ---Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/the-monk-who-survived/Discord:…
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"You should not go to the toilet on this floor at 2 a.m." You can be challenged to solve the horror mysteries that happened to Hatsune Matsushima one night in a hospital. ---Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/one-night-in-the-hospital/Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7Japon, fais-moi peur (My wife's French podcast): https://ope…
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"Wait. How could these tyre tracks be here?"Where did they come from? Where would they lead us? Today, I'm gonna share this mysterious Kaidan story from Ryokichi Iyama. ---Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/tyre-tracks/Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7Japon, fais-moi peur (My wife's French podcast): https://open.spotify.com/sh…
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"Promise?""Yeah, promise."What happened after that? Missing memory might be the key to solving the mystery...Today's story will focus on a Kaidan of childhood memory. ---Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/old-memory/Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7Japon, fais-moi peur (My wife's French podcast): https://open.spotify.com/show/…
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"Whenever I went to the toilet, that gorilla was always looking at me." You mean gorilla... in a toilet? Today, we will delve into a weird and mysterious Kaidan story from Sakura Fukatsu. ---Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/gorilla-in-a-toilet/Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7Japon, fais-moi peur (My wife's French podcast): …
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Have you ever woken up from a dream so vivid and real that it felt like it had actually happened? You realised it was all just a dream... or was it really...? Today, we are diving into the Kaidan of a weird dream of BB Goro. ---Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/mosaic-on-the-face/Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7--- *Kaidan i…
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Who is the man...? Why did he steal it...? I bet you would say "Ew" after hearing this human-based horror story of Hitokowa Kaidan. ---Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/the-thief/Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7--- *Kaidan is a type of scary story that has been popular entertainment in Japan for centuries. You might imagine …
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"Po, po, po..." What if you hear this strange sound from an unusually tall woman? Those who got a liking by Hasshaku-sama (Hachishakusama). They would be taken away and killed within a few days... I will share one of the most iconic Kaidan creepypastas (urban legends) from 2chan that will surely scare you off. ---Official Website: https://japan-mak…
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Why is this body awfully long...? I will share the terror from the Kaidan Legend Junji Inagawa this time. ---Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/the-long-body/Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/japan_makes_me_scared/Japon, fais-moi peur (My wife's French podcast): https://open.spotify.com/show…
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A girl on a swing... in the middle of the night? This story is about what happened to a group of boys one night... ---Official Website: https://japan-makes-me-scared.com/girl-on-a-swing/Discord: https://discord.gg/MuPBxfQDR7Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/japan_makes_me_scared/--- *Kaidan is a type of scary story that has been popular entertai…
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Today we are joined by special guest, Kaidan Odom! Kaidan runs a YouTube channel that is devoted to learning about and fixing up cars. He's currently in college pursuing engineering and discusses trying to find that ever elusive balance between YouTube and school, when he first showed interest in fixing up cars, starting a YouTube channel and growi…
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On today's episode we have on Gwiriwyll: a long time Live Sound Engineer and Let’s Play yTber (Bloodborne, FF13, Bioshock, and many more). In this episode we discuss how Gwiriwyll got into playing the Souls-Based Games and plenty of tabletop games such as Pathfinder, DnD, and others of the like. Gwiriwyll is also an established GM and she talks abo…
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On today's episode we have on Marc Soler Bages, a gamer, youTuber, and general sht poster! He is currently going to school for Computer Science in Barcelona and is an absolute unit when playing SSBU (Super Smash Bros Ultimate). In this episode we discuss how Marc got into playing SSBU and some fun and not so fun facts about the community (warning N…
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On today’s episode we have Pierre from the Vapor Bong Project back on to catch up with us and talk more about his life. He is a youTuber that uploads vaping videos with nice aesthetics, music, and a rig that is continuously growing. In this episode, we talk about Pierre’s history with cannabis and how he went from smoking to vaping and why he is al…
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On today's episode we have on YellowSwerve, a gamer, game designer, and Twitch streamer! He is currently going to school for game design and is also sometimes found on Twitch playing a variety of games and more recently speed-running Ultrakill. He discusses his love of games and what it is about the specifics of gameplay that grab his attention. Ye…
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Today we have Erin from the appropriately named "Erin Eats" YouTube channel! Her channel blends mukbang, music reviews, and sometimes ASMR seamlessly to create a unique experience. She was previously in college radio and what started as an inside joke with friends led to her creating her channel and the rest is history. She goes over her process, w…
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On today's episode we talk with a photographer and man of many talents, Nathan Westfall. Nathan dives into his humble beginnings using a 35mm camera handed down from his mother and a book on photography given to him by his grandmother. He shares some of his hilarious stories behind the getting the perfect photograph and even unveils his process. No…
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Kitty is a Full-Time Streamer on Twitch and has developed quite a following despite seeming relatively small. She helps the gaming community by keeping her doors open and lending a hand to those in need. Kitty discusses the importance of discord to her healthy community, how she helps the Warframe Community, wacky stream stories, and how to find yo…
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Kate is the owner/artist of a new Etsy shop called ArtistSquareCraftz. She is a joyful wiccan that has been creating art since day 1 season 1. Kate discusses the art she creates, if her art will sell when she's dead, her future plans for the shop, and many other topics. From the same creator that brought you the "Handmade Avocado Bracelet" and othe…
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Guinevere1188 is a Dota 2/Diablo Streamer who also works in Navy. She has been playing games since she was little and is now sharing the joy with the rest of the world. She also has an adorable dog that frequently appears on stream and can be given treats just for stopping on by. Guinevere discusses how she got started streaming, her plans for the …
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